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Living Creatures: Exploring their Characteristics

Growing and moving

A tulsi plant by a window leans, or bends, toward light. Is that moving?

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Day 0: a short, straight stem.
Step 1 of 4
  1. Day 0: a short, straight stem.
  2. Day 5: taller, leaning a little.
  3. Day 10: taller again, leaning more.
  4. Growing counts. Leaning is moving too.

The rule

Yes, a plant that leans toward light is moving.

Growing means getting bigger over time. It can be slow.

Moving means changing position. It is more than walking.

A living thing grows from within (inside itself), using food. A crystal (like a grain of salt) only adds material from outside.

Example

The touch-me-not plant, or lajwanti, folds shut within seconds of a touch. A plant can move fast too.

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  1. 0 Start here
  2. 1 More than one sign
  3. 2 Growing and moving
  4. 3 Food and air
  5. 4 Getting rid of waste
  6. 5 Responding
  7. 6 Making more
  8. 7 The big picture
  9. 8 Track quiz

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